Electronic gaming machine operating criteria; pay out; link to central lottery communication system

74-8749. Electronic gaming machine operating criteria; pay out; link to central lottery communication system. (a) Electronic gaming machines operated pursuant to this act, including those operated as lottery facility games, shall: (1) Pay out an average of not less than 87% of the amount wagered over the life of the machine; (2) be directly linked to a central lottery communications system to provide monitoring, auditing and other available program information to the Kansas lottery; (3) be on-line and in constant communication with a central computer situated at a location determined by the executive director and specified in the lottery gaming facility or racetrack gaming facility management contract; and (4) be subject to deactivation at any time by order of the executive director. (b) The communications systems selected by the executive director shall not limit participation to only one electronic gaming machine manufacturer, distributor, supplier or provider. The lottery gaming facility manager or racetrack gaming facility manager shall lease or purchase for the Kansas lottery and at such gaming facility manager's expense all equipment necessary to implement such central communications and auditing functions. History: L. 2007, ch. 110, § 18; April 19. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in opinion upholding the constitutionality of the Kansas expanded lottery act. State ex rel. Six v. Kansas Lottery, 286 Kan. 557, 570, 186 P.3d 183 (2008). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026